<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12pt">We just got Deep Freeze. Not too expensive and very nice<br><div><span><br></span></div><div style="display: block;" class="yahoo_quoted"> <br> <br> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> On Thursday, March 6, 2014 10:04 AM, Buzzy Nielsen <buzzy@hoodriverlibrary.org> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv8546416299"><div>
<div class="yiv8546416299moz-cite-prefix"><font face="Verdana">Our public
computers run Linux, and they reset themselves using a script
that dumps the settings at night and restores them from a clean
version. It's a pretty easy setup that I'm happy to share, if
anyone is interested. Using Linux has dramatically decreased
security issues on our public computers.<br clear="none">
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On 03/06/2014 09:44 AM, dan cawley wrote:<br clear="none">
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<div class="yiv8546416299MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">To secure our public access
computers, we have been using
Fortres products for six years, beginning with version 5.0
to the latest, 6.5.<span style=""> </span></font></font></div>
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<div class="yiv8546416299MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri" size="3">The old saying is true…familiarity
breeds contempt.<span style=""> </span>It
has taken 60+ emails to their tech support
department just to create a desktop folder icon allowing
patrons to save files.</font></div>
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<div class="yiv8546416299MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri" size="3">This entailed a rebuild, assorted
coding inserts, registry
permission changes, and the issue remains to be resolved.</font></div>
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<div class="yiv8546416299MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">In April, XP PRO goes away and
we will be upgrading to a
different operating system (possibly WIN 7 PRO).<span style=""> </span></font></font></div>
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<div class="yiv8546416299MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Is there a friendlier security system
out there?<span style=""> </span>DeepFreeze
has been mentioned in previous
discussions.</font></div>
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<div class="yiv8546416299MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Before we load clunky old Fortres, any
input on a different,
more-effcient, more user-friendly, product would be greatly
appreciated.<span style=""> </span>Any and
all responses are welcomed, on or
off-board.</font></div>
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<div class="yiv8546416299MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Thank you,</font></div>
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<div class="yiv8546416299MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Dan Cawley</font></div>
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